AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS AOS Upcoming Ortho Courses Coinciding with the 3rd and 4th sessions of Dr. David Jackson’s Level 2, Susan Coffey, RDA, will hold her Advanced Orthodon-tic Course for the Dental Axil-iary course August 1-2 and September 19-20. Empower your staff with the knowledge of every-thing from standard of care to orthodontic terminology to under-standing bracket placement and preparing the patient for the doctor. (30 CE hours) Also for your staff… Robin Schmidbauer, RDA, EFDA, is offering her Basic Straight Wire for Assistants course in Atlanta September 12-13 and Advanced November 7-8 in conjunction with the 4th and 5th sessions Dr. Joe Schmidbauer’s Comprehensive Orthodontic Education. This program takes the auxiliary from quality record keeping to a complete understanding of the straight wire technique, including placing brack-ets, spacers, bands, wires and liga-tures. (13 CE hours each) Dr. Jackson’s Level 1a – Concepts in Straight Wire Orthodontics will begin September 12-14 in Dallas. Learn how to treat over 70% of orthodontic courses that present in your practice in this updated five-session course. From his extensive library of case photos and hands-on exercises, Dr. Jackson will guide you through the basics of orthodontics through case finishing. (100 CE hours) NEW… also our course with the longest title, Introductory Straight Wire and Functionals: A Comprehensive Orthodontic Course for General and Pedi-atric Dentists , will be offered by Dr. Jay Gerber on opposite sides of the country. This four-session course begins September 19-20 at Dr. Gerber’s teaching facility in Parkers-burg, WV, and September 26-27 in Costa Mesa, CA. Learn everything from the principles of orthodontics to straight wire mechanics to the fundamentals of case finishing from a doctor who’s been teaching for 30 years. (73 CE hours) The American Orthodontic Society 2014 Officers & Directors President Michael J. Newman, DDS President-Elect David M. Thorfinnson, DDS Vice President Juan C. Echeverri, DDS Secretary-Treasurer W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD Immediate Past President Juan J. Solano, DDS Learn more about the Annual Meeting and all AOS courses on www.orthodontics.com! Board of Directors Twana Farley-Duncan, DDS Robert G. Gerety, DDS Emeritus Kevin J. Hester, DDS James E. McIlwain, DDS, MSD Anne Mary Orr, DDS James L. Orrington, DMD Bradford R. Williams, DDS Paul L. Winborn, II, DDS William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS Emeritus Scan with your smartphone to view all course details. 10 Years & Counting! On April 19, 2014, Barbara Zuniga in the AOS “international” head-quarters in Dallas, TX, celebrates 10 years with the American Orthodon-tic Society. Among her many respon-sibilities as Director of Continuing Education, Barbara is in charge of credentialing, recording the minutes for just about every organizational meeting, and making sure all course info and materials for both attendees and instructors get to their proper destination on time. Congratulations on ten years, Barb! Board of Examiners Jeff Ahlin, DDS Jordan Balvich, DMD Leonard J. Carapezza, DMD Kenneth Ellis, DDS David Jackson, DDS Debra Ettle-Resnick, DDS Executive Director Thomas N. Chapman, CAE JAOS Editor Greg Cannizzo, DDS 44 Spring 2014 JAOS
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